John H. Morgan Surrender Site
John H. Morgan Surrender Site | |
Monument at the site of Morgan's Surrender | |
| Nearest city | West Point, Ohio |
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| Coordinates | 40°41′53″N 80°44′50″W / 40.69806°N 80.74722°W |
| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | 1863 |
| NRHP reference No. | 73001401 |
| Added to NRHP | April 23, 1973 |
The John H. Morgan Surrender Site is the place where, during the American Civil War, Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan, the leader of Confederate troops responsible for Morgan's Raid, surrendered to Union troops following the Battle of Salineville. The site is located at a crossroads between the villages of Gavers and West Point in Columbiana County, Ohio, about 60 miles northwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 23, 1973, for its military significance.
Morgan reportedly surrendered under what was called the "Surrender Tree". The location was at the northernmost point where a Confederate unit pierced U.S.-controlled territory during the war, except for the St. Albans Raid in Vermont.